THE SALEM NURSERIES, SALEM, OHIO 
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Diciduous Shade Trees 
Trees serve to beautify the landscape by framing the picture and directing the eye to the house 
and points of interest. They also provide the very necessary background against which the house stands 
out. 
AILANTHUS (Tree of Heaven)—A good grower, 
has large palm-like leaves, and will grow in places 
exposed to gas and smoke. 8 to 10 ft., $1.00 
AMERICAN ELM—Grows to 100 feet tall; has a 
wide, open top, excellent for avenues where it suc¬ 
ceeds well. 
8 to 10 ft., $1.25; 10 to 12 ft., $2.50; 12 to 15 ft., $3.£0 
AMERICAN LINDEN—A stately tree growing to 
60 feet high; valuable both as an ornamental and 
for its wood, makes a fine appearance. 
8 to 10 ft., $2w00; 10 to 12 ft., $2.50 
CATALPA SPECIOSA—Makes a rapid growth; has 
large leaves; grows to a large size, being planted 
for posts or shade. Good. 8 to 10 ft., 75c 
EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN ASH—An ornamental 
tree with beautiful foliage making a neat shaped 
head, while the bunches of red berries come on in 
July and stays all summer. 
6 to 8 ft., $1.25; 8 to 10 ft., $1.75; 10 to 12 ft., $2.50 
GINKGO BILOB A—A rare elegant tree from Japan. 
With singular almost fern-like foliage, unlike that 
of any other tree. 8 to 10 ft., $3.00 
HORSE CHESTNUT (Buckeye Tree)—A handsome 
tree for lawn or street planting, produces long 
spikes of white flowers; very hardy and a good 
growth. 6 to 8 ft., $1.00 
LARCH—(Tamarack)—Will grow in any kind of 
soil. Opens its buds very early in the spring and 
leaves turn a golden color late in the fall. A hardy, 
upright strong grower. 4 to 5 ft., $2.00 
LARCH (European)—An old fashioned hardy tree, 
sheds its needles in winter. Makes a good lawn 
specimen. 4 to 5 ft., $2.00 
LIQUID AMBER (Sweet Gum)—Another native 
tree not appreciated with its glossy foliage in sum¬ 
mer, and flie brilliant color in the fall, and the 
unusual appearance in the winter of the young 
branches with their corky bark are considerations 
that makes it especially valuable. 8 to 10 ft., $3.00 
CHINESE ELM—This is a new variety of the Elm 
family, growing denser head and being a neater 
tree than any of the other Elms. 
6 to 8 ft., $1.00; 8 to 10 ft, $2.00; 10 to 12 ft., $2.50 
MAPLE SUGAR—This tree is chieftain of its clan. 
It grows well and roots deeply, allowing grass to 
grow about its trunk, its bold leaves have rich 
autumn tints of clean yellow and scarlet. 
8 to 10 ft., $1.75; 10 to 12 ft., $2.50 
NORWAY MAPLE—Forms a compact round head 
of a fairly rapid growth to 40 feet high. The 
handsomest and one of the most desirable trees 
for street, park or lawn. 8 to 10 ft., $2.00 
10 to 12 ft., $3.50; 2 to 3 in., cal., $5.00 
ORIENTAL PLANE (European.. Sycamore) — A 
graceful, wide-spreading tree, grows rapidly to 80 
feet tall; large leathery leaves, turning yellow in 
the fall. 8 to 10 ft., $1.50; 10 to 12 ft., $2.50 
2 to 3 in. cal., $4.00 
OAK, PIN — Leaves are deep green and glossy, 
turning to red in the fall, growing faster than 
any other oaks and makes a beautiful tree. 
10 to 12 ft., $2.50; 2 to 3 in. cal., $4.00 
POPLAR LOMBARDY—This tree is used in land¬ 
scape work as a background, growing very tall and 
slender. Many of the old trees which were thought¬ 
fully placed make an outstanding landmark and an 
Old World effect. 6 to 8 ft., 60c; 
8 to 10 ft., $1.00; 10 to 12 ft., $2.00 
POPLAR BOLLEANA (Silver Leaf)—Leaves are 
a glossy green, silvery beneath. Frequently used 
in landscaping against blank walls or high build¬ 
ings. 6 to 8 ft., 90c; 8 to 10 ft., $1.25 
SILVER MAPLE—The most rapid growing of all 
shade trees; foliage bright green and grows to a 
large size; very hardy. 8 to 10 ft., $1.25 
10 ft. to 12 ft., $2.00; 2 to 3 in. cal., $3.50 
SCHWEDLERI (A Plantanoides)—A beautiful va¬ 
riety with very large bronze red leaves and young 
shoots of the same color; a vigorous grower and 
most effective ornamental tree; fifty feet high. 
^ 8 to 10 ft., $2.50; 10 to 12 ft., $3.50 
TULIP TREE (Whitewood)—One of the best of 
our native trees, of tall pyramidal habit, with 
glossy fiddle shaped leaves and tulip-like flowers; 
allied to the Magnolia. 8 to 10 ft., $2.00 
WEIR’S CUT LEAF MAPLE—Delicately cut leaves 
and long, half drooping branches cause an unique 
appearance; a rapid grower, becoming very large 
and spreading. 8 to 10 ft., $2.00 
10 to 12 ft., $3.oa 
WILLOW LAUREL LEAVED—A splendid orna¬ 
mental tree with large, glossy, dark Laurel-like 
leaves. May be used as a taller screening shrub. 
6 to 8 ft., 75c; 8 to 10 ft., $2.00 
WILLOW GOLD BARK—Showy variety with yel¬ 
low bark, making it very attractive during the 
winter. 8 to 10 ft., $1.00 
WILLOW WEEPING (See weeping trees.) 
WEEPING VARIETIES 
CAMPERDOWN ELM—Long, drooping branches; 
forms a broad, handsome head. 
6 ft. 2-yr. heads, $2.50 
CUT LEAVED WEEPING BIRCH—A most grace¬ 
ful tree of rapid growth, reaching 60 feet; bark 
white. 8 to 10 ft., $2.50; 10 to 12 ft., $4.00 
CATALPA BUNGEH—Not a weeping tree but is 
grafted on stems 5 to 8 feet from the ground, form¬ 
ing an umbrella shaped top; very ornamental. - 
2 yr., $1.00 
TEA’S WEEPING MULBERRY—Is grafted on a 
straight stem 5 to 6 feet from the ground, the 
branches droop down. $2.00 
WISCONSIN WEEPING WILLOW—A large and 
rapid growing tree, very hardy, branches long and 
drooping. Same as Babylonica Willow. 
6 to 8 ft., 90c; 8 to 10 ft., $1.75; 10 to 12 ft., $2.50 
JAPANESE WEEPING CHERRY—Small tree with 
drooping branches. Clusters of beautiful rose pink 
flowers appear before the leaves. 5 to 7 ft., $2.50 
Nothing improves the value of residence prop¬ 
erty as much and as fast for the investment made 
as the planting of Shrubbery. 
